BBCOMBOTEST(1)
NAME
bbcombotest - Xymon combination test tool
SYNOPSIS
bbcombotest --help bbcombotest --version bbcombotest [--debug] [--quiet]
DESCRIPTION
bbcombotest is a Xymon extension script that runs on the BBDISPLAY
server. It combines the results of one or more of the normal Xymon
test results into a combined test result, using standard arithmetic og
logical operators.
The resulting tests are sent to the Xymon display server as any normal
test - so all of the standard Xymon functions (history, statistics
etc.) are available for the combined tests.
The tool was born from the need to monitor systems with built-in redundancy and automatic failover - e.g. load-balanced web servers. But
other uses are possible.
OPTIONS
- --quiet
- Normally, the test status sent by bbcombotest includes information about the underlying test results used to determine the current value of the combined test. "--quiet" eliminates this information from the test status page.
- --debug
- Provide debugging output for use in troubleshooting problems with bbcombotest.
- --no-update
- Dont send any status messages - instead, the result of the combotests is simply dumped to stdout. Useful for debugging.
FILES
- $BBHOME/etc/bbcombotest.cfg
- Configuration file for bbcombotest, where the combined tests are defined
- $BBHOME/etc/hobbitlaunch.cfg
- Configuration file controlling when bbcombotest is run.